Sleeping-bed structure.



Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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/far/ fe K. J. BERGGREN.

SLEEPING BED STRUCTURE,

APPLwATIoN FILED 23.27, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS CQ, PHDTO-LITHO WA $HING1ON, D. L

K. J. BERGGREN.

SLEEPING BED STRUCTURE.

APPLIQATION FILED APR.27, 1914.

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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C0.. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON, D. C.

KARLJ. BERGGREN, 0F SPOKAN-E, lll/T SSHING'JON.A

SLEEPING-BED STRUCTURE.

T0' all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KARL J. BERGGREN,

citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane' and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeping-Bed Structures, of which' the following is a specification'. f This invention relates to improvements'in out of door sleeping structures ofthat character wherein a bed structure is provided which is shiftable from in door Ito out door positions and vice versa. Y

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide the opening in the building wall through which thebed is projected into different positions, with inner and outer marginal jambs, and to provide the bed with a head and foot equipped with 'jambs for engagement with the j ambs of the wall opening in such a manner as to close the latter against ingress from the exterior, in either of the positions which the bed may occupy.

It is a further object of the invention to provide means accessible to the occupant of the bed for shifting the latter from one position to another without necessitating additional help and without requiring the occupant to get out of the bed. In this connection, it is a feature of the invention to mount `the bed upon running gear and to provide operating means mounted upon the bed and operatively connected with the running gear for shifting the bed.

Other objects and features of the invention will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings and will be more particularly pointed out in and by the appended claims. j

In the drawings z-Figure `1 is a sectional View taken through a portion of a side wall of av building and illustrating the applicationV ofone vform of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail detached view of a portion of the operating means. Fig. 5 isv asectional lView on an enlarged scale through a portion of the foot board and showingthe same folded. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the structure in an open `or unfolded position. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7-#7 `of Fig. 51.

Like i characters of` reference designate similar parts throughout the different figures of the drawings;

Specification of Letters Patent.' Patentedar, Application led April 27, 1914. Serial No. 834,722.

InA the f form illustrated, 1 designatesl an exterior or sidewall of a building or residence to which my invention is appliedand al flooris'shown at 2. The side wall 1 is provided with an opening 3, which is shown as `extending upwardly from the floor 1, or at a point adjacent thereto, and which is proportioned to permit passage-of a bed therethrough into an out of doors position. Arun-way, which may be in the form ofa platform 4, is shown projecting exteriorly from the wall 1, and the-upper face of the platform is disposed in flush relation with the floor 2. The platformv or run-way 4 may besupported in any desired manner vand mayV bey provided with a` railing or balustrade, but these are structural features which I do nottdeem it necessaryto detail in the explanation of mv invention.

I have illustrated a bed' which lincludes side boards 5 and 6 which are connected with head and foot boards, 7 and 8, respec# tively, to form a bed structure. Ihave shown the bed structure mounted zupon running gear so as to provide a rolling or'shift- Vable structure that 1nay`beprojected into different positions as shown in full and dotted lines. I prefer to provide the structure with front and rear axles 9 and 10 on which I dispose front and rear wheels 11 and 12, respectively. The front axle 9 may be mounted in any suitable form of bearings 13, land like bearings 14 may be provided for the rear' wheels 12. As regards the f front axle 9, I-prefer to rigidlv secure the i ing'shaft will impart rotation to the axle 9 in a direction dependentupon the direction of movement imparted t0 the operating shaft 19.

The operating shaft 19 is provided with a toothed or ratchet wheel 22, rigidly mounted thereon, and which is adapted to. be rotated by a'device which is shown' in the form ofy av double Ipawl 23. An operating lever 24, is

rotatively mountedl von shaft '19;.fand 'lis pro@ even interior temperature.

vided with a pin supporting section 25 which is likewise rotatable on shaft 19, lever 24 and section 25 being terminally hubbed, as indicated at 2.6 and 27, for this purpose. A pin 23 is rotatively mounted in lever 24 and section 25, or it may be fixed therein, and said pin supports pawl 23 in operative proximity to the peripheral teeth of the ratchet wheel 22. l Y

I provide means for shifting the double pawl to dispose either end thereof in operative engagement with the ratchet 22 and to permit such end to slide idly over the ratchet teeth on return strokes of the lever 24.

As shown, I provide the pawl 23 with a spring retainer stem 29, which latter is provided with a locking pin 30. The lever 24 is provided with extensions 31 projecting laterally from'the handle 32 thereof and each extension is provided with a recess or socket 33 into which the locking pin 30 may be sprung, the pin being held in engagement therewith by the resiliency of the spring stem 29. I also provide the lever 24 with a centrally disposed socket or recess 34 into which the locking pin 30 may be inserted when it is desired to adjust the pawl 23 to a neutral position.

In the adjustment shown movement of the lever 24 in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. l will serve to rotate the shaft 1-9 and the sprocket wheel 2O in the same direction, which will be a contra-clockwise direction, a like direction of movement being imparted to axle 9 so as to shift the bed in the direction of the arrow from the full line to the dotted line position. It will now be understood that a reverse adjustment of the pawl 23 would serve to rotate the shaft 19 in a clockwise direction so as to shift the bed into anl out of doors position. It will be seen that it is not necessary for the occupant to get out of bed in order to shift the latter from one position to another, and I consider this an important feature of my invention since it is the object of my invention to give the user or occupant of the bed the benefit of out door air without necessitating any dangerous exposure of his person in shifting the bed from one position to another.

It is also a very important object of this invention to close the opening 3 when the bed is either in an in door or out door position so that the employment of my invention will not interfere with maintenance of an ferred construction I equip the bed with head and foot boards which are proportioned and shaped to close the opening 3 and I extend said boards downwardly toward the floor in such close relation thereto as to provide a mere working clearance so that either head or foot boards may substantially completely close the opening 3 when the bed is in either of its extreme positions.

In the most pre- Y First referring to the head board structure 7, the same is provided on its upper and side marginal edges with inwardly facing step jambs 35 and 36 and the inner margin of the opening 3 is provided with'compleinentally formed step jambs 37 for engagement with the jambs 35 and 36, it being understood that the jambs 37 extend along the top and downwardly along the .sides of the opening 3. Thus when the bed is shifted to an out of doors position as shown in dotted lines in I? i g. l., the abutting ambs will serve to close the opening 3. rIhe opening 3 is provided with inwardly facing jambs 38 for engagement by novel form of foot board which I will now describe in detail.

The foot board proper, as designated at 8, is reduced in height with respect to the head board in the usual and conventional proportion and therefore I provide the foot board with an extensible section which is adapted to he extended to engage the upper j amb margin 33 of the opening 3, it being understood that the sides of the foot board 8 are shaped and proportioned to engage the outwardly fa cingl j amb 3S extending downwardly along the sides of the opening 3. The abutting jambs function to arrest outward movement of the bed on the platform 4.

Referring more particularly to the extensible section, as indicated at 39, the same is shown hinged to the foot board 8, as indicated at 40. The hinge 40 is so disposed and the foot board 8 and extension 39 are so proportioned that when the latter is adjusted into an extended position it will lie flush with the front and back faces of the foot board 3, thereby affording a continuous engagement between the foot hoard 3 and the extension 39 with the vertical jamb portions 38 throughout the height thereof. The extension 39 is shown provided with an inwardly facing upward jamb 40 and a side jamh 4l, as indicated in dotted lines.

I provide an improved form of locking means for holding the extension either in a folded or extended position firmly against movement from such position, which means I will now describe in detail.

My improved lock is in the form of a rail 42 which is provided with an ornamental cross section of a form adapted to ornament the top ridge ofthe foot board when in a position shown in Figs. l and 5. The rail lock 42 has a sliding hinge connection so as to permit of its adjustment into the position shown in Fig. 5 to lock the extension 39 in a folded position, or into the position shown in Fig. 6, to lock the extension 39 in an unfolded or extended position. As shown, I rigidly secure to the rail loclr 42 one element 43 of a sliding hinge means and said element is provided with trunnions 44 which project into guideways or slots 45, formed in the remaining element 46, of said hinge means. The element 46 is of trough or U-shaped cross section and the slots 45 are in the side walls thereof. The slotted element 46 is shown secured in a mortise formed in the foot board 8 by means such as screws 47 andthe hinge element 46 is shown extending substantially throughout the thickness of the foot board 8, and flush with the top thereof.

When the rail lock is in the position shown in Fig. 5, the extension 39, upon any tendency to move to the left of said figure, would engage the rail lock and would be prevented from any movement in such direction. If it were desired to unfold the extension, it would merely be necessary to slidably shift the lock to the right of Fig. 5 until the trunnions 44 reach the right hand ends of the slots 45 whereupon the lock may be swung into the position shown in Fig. 6 so as to permit the extension 39 to be folded into an upright position.

It will be noted by reference to Fig. 5 that the hinge means connecting the raii lock with the foot board has its axis disposed at one side of the axis of hinge 40 which latter connects the extension 39 with the foot board 8. Likewise in Fig. 6, the axis of the hinge connection between the rail lock and the foot board is at one side of the line of juncture of the extension 39 with the'footboard. By reason of this arrangement, the rail lock automatically functions to lock the extension 39 in folded or extended positions immediately upon adjustment of the parts. Furthermore, when the bed is in an in door position and the extension 39 is raised to the position shown in Fig. l in dotted lines, the rail lock will act as a cleat to form a weather closure at the meeting juncture between the bottom of the extension 39 and the top of foot board 8.

It is believed that the advantages and utility of my invention will be fully understood from the foregoing description and while I have herein shown and described one specific form of my invention, I donot wish to be limited thereto except for such limitations as the claims may-import.

I claim f 1. In combination, a building including` a floor andan exterior wall with an opemng in the latter extending upwardly from the floor and affording communication between the interior of the building and the outer air, a runway projecting exteriorly from said wall, a bed structure movable through said openingen said floor and runway into in-door or out-door positions and having a foot board, and an extension` hinged to the inner side of said foot boardand adapted to be swung into an extended position to engage the margins of said opening and'limit movement of said bed structure in one direction, said foot board and extension being proportioned to close said opening when the latter is extended or swung into a projecting position, substantially as described.

2. In combination, a building including a floor and a wall with an opening in the latter extending upwardlyvfrom the Hoor, a bed structure movable through said-opening into laterally oppositepositions with respect to said wall and said structure having a relatively high head portion proportioned to close said opening when the bedvv structure is shifted into one position with respect to said wall, said bed structure hav-` Y Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

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